Crock Pot Cheesy Potato Soup
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Do you love a good potato soup but a little hesitant to give it a try? This Crock Pot Cheesy Potato Soup is a simple recipe to throw into the crock pot that is great for beginners. You will be shocked at how easy it is to make this homemade potato soup from scratch!
Aunt Lou here.
Who doesn’t love a good soup!
To be perfectly honest, I am a little gun shy when it comes to potato recipes. I LOVE potatoes, but I am not good at peeling them or cutting them. However, I am happy to say that I had the prep work done for this Crock Pot Cheesy Potato Soup in no time flat! It really helps to have a good peeler, and this one is a life saver for me.
This recipe is adapted from the Crock Pot Cheesy Potato Soup from Gooseberry Patchโs Slow-Cooker Fall Favorites. (A cookbook we highly recommend by the way!)
Crock Pot Cheesy Potato Soup
Ingredients
- 6 cups potatoes peeled and cubed
- 1/2 cup onion diced
- 32 oz container chicken broth
- 1 cup water
- 3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup milk
- 8 oz pkg shredded Cheddar cheese
- Garnish: sliced green onions and 1/4 lb bacon cooked until crispy and crumbled
Instructions
- Peel and cut your potatoes into cubes
- Dice about a half of a small onion until you have 1/2 cup
- Put potatoes and onion in your crock pot
- Add your chicken broth and water to your crock pot
- Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours
- Mix together your flour, salt, pepper and milk.
- Pour mixture into your crock pot and turn the heat to high
- Cover and cook for an additional 20-30 minutes
- When the soup has thickened, add your cheese and stir together until the cheese melts
- Garnish with bacon and green onions
Slow Cooker Recommendation
For this amazing Crock Pot Cheesy Potato Soup, I used my Travel Crock Pot. It was the perfect size, and I love that I could set the timer and not have to worry about watching the clock. Any 6 quart slow cooker would work though.
What Home Cooks are Saying About Our Crock Pot Cheesy Potato Soup
Christine says: โAbsolutely delicious! Followed the recipe to a tee. Didnโt know what kind of potatoes it called for but I used Yukon Gold. Both my husband and my 6 year old son loved it!โ
Al says: โI am a vegetarian so I used veggie broth and in order to give it more flavor I added paprika and cumin to taste. Also extra salt and pepper in the actual soup in addition to the thickening mixture. EVERYONE LOVED IT!!!! Even the carnivores! Every single person had a second bowl. I also sliced up a baguette for dipping. Will definitely make again!โ
Jessi says: โI have been looking for a great Cheesy Potato soup recipe, and this is it! I cooked my onions in bacon grease before adding to soup. Great flavor and just thick enough!โ
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Can you use 1 cup of milk instead of water with the broth to make it creamier?
I haven’t tried this with milk but think it could work. If you give it a try, let me know how it goes!
Did using the milk instead of water work? I was debating this as well. Also thinking about adding some chunks of cream cheese to thicken it.
Absolutely delicious! Followed the recipe to a tee. Didn’t know what kind of potatoes it called for but I used Yukon Gold. Both my husband and my 6 year old son loved it!
I am a vegetarian so I used veggie broth and in order to give it more flavor I added paprika and cumin to taste. Also extra salt and pepper in the actual soup in addition to the thickening mixture.
EVERYONE LOVED IT!!!! Even the carnivores! Every single person had a second bowl. I also sliced up a baguette for dipping.
Will definitely make again!
I have been looking for a great Cheesy Potato soup recipe and this is it! I cooked my onions in bacon grease before adding to soup. Great flavor and just thick enough!
Can I cook the potatoes & onions on HI for 3 hrs instead of 6/7 hrs on low?
Yes. Depending on your slow cooker, it should take between 3-4 hours. If you give it a try, let me know how it goes!
Added some flour mixed with broth as soup was too watery but it was great! And finished when guests arrived for dinner!!! Thank you!
I did it this way! It was excellent!
You have been so good to include the size of Crock Pot used but I don’t see it mentioned. I do wish you would always include the size.
Thank you so much for your recipes.
Hi Doyle!
In all of our more recent posts, we include the size of crock pot. With having over 1000 recipes on the site, we haven’t had a chance to update all of the older recipes (like this one from 2015) with crock pot sizes. For this recipe, use a 6 quart slow cooker.
Enjoy!
Aunt Lou
I started making this when I first tried it at Bob Evans. Ive made it a 1/2 dozen times or so. we love it!!!
I’m so glad to hear that John! We love it too!
Aunt Lou
There is something comforting about a good bowl of potato soup. Pinned it!!